Starting a business in Illinois /

"Developed in cooperation with the U.S. Small Business Administration, the Illinois Department of Commerce and Community Affairs, and the First Stop Business Information Center of Illinois as a service to Illinois small businesses ... "

Starting a business in Illinois : handbook.

The Illinois Entrepreneurship Network was established throughout the state to provide business management, counseling and training, assistance in entering international markets, information on competing for the state and federal contracts, developing technology related products and providing a supportive environment for new, startup businesses. This network consists of Small Business Development Centers, Procurement Technical Assistance Centers, International Trade/NAFTA Centers, Small Business Incubators and of course Entrepreneurship Centers. Assistance is provided in the areas of preparing business and marketing plans, securing capital, improving business skills, accessing international trade opportunities and addressing other business management needs. DCEO also has programs targeted to assist minority and women-owned business concerns. The Illinois Entrepreneurship Network is a collaborative arrangement among DCEO, the US Small Business Administration, the US Department of Defense, colleges and universities and private business organizations. Pursuant to the Business Assistance and Regulatory Reform Act, the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity (DCEO) created the IEN Business Information Center of Illinois (the Center). The goal of the Center is to enhance the state's business climate by making it easier for businesses to comply with government requirements and gain access to the information they need to be competitive. Whether a startup or existing business, this handbook will inform you of various legal requirements and guide you to additional resources.

Starting a business in Illinois /

"First stop business information center."

Starting a winery in Illinois : profile and business plan workbook /

"Updated ... by Bradley Beam." -- p. [1].

Starting your business in Illinois handbook /

"IISG08-278; 11/07."

Some industrial and community conditions for small retailer survival,

"Prepared by the University of Illinois under the Small Business Administration's management research grant program."

Managing for profits /

Bibliography: p. 157-159.

Management audit for small service firms /

S/N 045-000-00143-1.

Surviving business crises : workshop materials /

"84WBO4ow."

Workers' compensation by state : asssessing the burden of workers' compensation by business size : final report /

"March 1995."

Financing entrepreneurial business : an agenda for action /

"February 1992."

A Status report to Congress : statistical information on women in business /

Shipping list no.: 91-0371-P.

How to start a quality child care business.

Mode of access: Internet.

Products list circular [opportunities for small businesses]

Mode of access: Internet.

An analysis of changing management roles in small Australian services exporters in response to the stages in industry development

Life cycle models have become important in explaining the changing size structure of firms based on the carrying capacity of regions or industries. In particular, the population ecology model predicts stages of growth, maturity and eventually decline in the number of firms in an industry. There has been criticism of such models because of their focus on external variables as pre-determinants of the potential for enterprise development. This paper attempts to reconcile the external focus of the population ecology model with relevant internal management factors in enterprise development. A survey was conducted of Australian services exporters, and the results not only confirm the existence of four separate life cycle stages in the population ecology model, but also identify the external and internal variables that are strategically relevant at each of the stages. The findings provide potentially useful information in a range of contexts including the design of small business assistance as well a providing “guide posts” to entrepreneurs engaged in enterprise development.